
Spence: Thurman a Pro For 8 Years, Only Notable Win is Guerrero
Last year, Floyd Mayweather Jr. did his best to make a fight between good friend Errol Spence (20-0, 17KOs) and WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (26-0, 22KOs).
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Last year, Floyd Mayweather Jr. did his best to make a fight between good friend Errol Spence (20-0, 17KOs) and WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (26-0, 22KOs).

According to promoter Lou DiBella, unbeaten welterweight contender Errol Spence (20-0, 17KOs) will be ringside on June 25th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York - when WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) defends his title against Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs).

BROOKLYN - An action-packed primetime doubleheader of world title fights, headlined by the explosive, eagerly-awaited clash between welterweight champion Keith "One Time" Thurman and former champion "Showtime" Shawn Porter,will come to Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday, June 25.

For the second year in a row, the greater New York City area will enjoy a boxing surge as spring meets summer time. With the rescheduling of the welterweight title fight between Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter – previously set for March 12 but postponed to June 25 – came speculation of where the anticipated clash would land. Promoter Lou DiBella helped answer that question – even without saying a single word to anyone in the media – in placing a hold on the date at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

New York, NY - Promise and hype have surrounded the career of unbeaten welterweight prospect Errol Spence Jr. (19-0, 16KOs). Many feel the 26-year-old is the best of the 2012 United States Olympic class and one of the best prospects in the world. But the one knock on him so far is that he has not fought anyone of note. That factor will change in April, when he takes on former world champion Chris Algieri (21-2, 8KOs) in a step up Spence has longed for.

LAS VEGAS - 'Showtime' Shawn Porter held a special 12-round exhibition match on Saturday night in lieu of his postponed welterweight title showdown against Keith Thurman.

Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16KOs) and his father/trainer Kenny were naturally upset when the news broke that there March 12th high profile showdown against Keith Thurman would be delayed. The delay was caused by Thurman (26-0, 22KOs) being injured in an automobile accident.

LAS VEGAS - 'Showtime' Shawn Porter held a special 12-round exhibition match on Saturday night in lieu of his postponed welterweight title showdown against Keith Thurman.

BoxingScene.com caught up with Kenny Porter on March 11th, the day before his son Shawn (26-1-1, 16KOs) would face Lanardo Tyner in an exhibition match. The younger Porter was supposed to face Keith Thurman (26-0, 22KOs) in a highly anticipated fight instead of the exhibition bout on this day but the fight was delayed when Thurman was involved in an automobile accident.

On Friday the highly anticipated Keith Thurman-Shawn Porter match up was rescheduled for June 25th. The fight had been rumored for months and finally had a date of March 12th. The bout was to air on CBS and take place at The Mohegan Sun in Connecticut.